Day +84

Labs looked good again this week. I'm on a few extra days of Flagyl since C diff isn't completely gone yet, and I don't think it will be by the end of this course. I feel pretty good, though. I'll see what they want to do next tomorrow.

Day +77

Labs were fine again this week. I'm feeling a good bit better, but I'm not over the C diff yet. I still have a few more days on this course of Flagyl and they could prescribe another or something else if I'm not better by the end of it.

Day +70

My labs looked good again this week. I didn't feel much better during the week, and the tests revealed that I have C. diff, which isn't a huge surprise given all of the antibiotics I'm taking, so I started on Flagyl today for it. I should start feeling better soon. I started taking a probiotic this week, as well. Hopefully that will help in the future once this is taken care of. The lab messed up the chimerism testing so I have to get that redrawn on Monday and wait another month or so.

Day +63

My labs looked good this week. My gut started acting up a bit on Wednesday, like it occasionally has due to the medications I'm on, but things haven't gone back to normal yet. I'm getting tested for C-diff/parasites just in case. It's probably just a bug or side effects from a medication. I'm feeling pretty well otherwise. My throat is back to normal and my energy is decent. I just have cold extremities because my hemoglobin won't be in the normal range during recovery and the weather is getting colder.

Day +56

My labs looked good again this week. I'll keep getting them drawn weekly because Dr. Burt wants to continue monitor my Cyclosporine levels. My throat is still slightly red, but I'm feeling well. The improvement in terms of Crohn's will likely slow down a bit. The new mucosal lining that grew was likely responsible for the more noticeable improvements before, and now it'll take the stem cells longer to heal everything else. Still no results of the chimerism testing yet.

Day +49

My labs looked good this week. The chimerism testing takes longer than I thought so the results still aren't back yet. I'm just about completely over the cold (throat is still slightly red). I'm still feeling better overall each day. My hair started growing back, which I'm happy about since the weather isn't cold yet.

Day +42

I'm feeling really well. Still not completely over the cold, but it's not bothersome. My gut continues to improve. A little adjustment on Cyclosporine, but my counts look good. I'll continue resting a lot for now to recover and hopefully avoid anymore setbacks.